Saba Qamar’s 'Hindi Medium' wins Filmfare award as best Indian movie

MUMBAI: The eve to 63rd Jio Filmfare Awards 2018 brought honor to a Pakistani actress Saba Qamar when a Bollywood film 'Hindi Medium' was declared the Best Movie of the Year 2017 here at a colourful show on Sunday night.

The Pakistani TV and film artist had acted in the film along with popular Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan, who also won the Best Actor (Male) award in the same movie.

Saba Qamar, who had acted in a Pakistani film, ‘Lahore sey Aagey’, released in 2016, made her Bollywood debut in 'Hindi Medium' by doing a leading role with Irrfan.

Saba was nominated in the category of Best Actor (Female) in her debut film but the award went to a renowned Indian actress Vidya Balan in the movie 'Tumhari Sulu'. This turned out to be sixth Filmfare award for her- this time for her passionate portrayal of a middle-aged homemaker who switches interest as a radio jockey in the film.

The star-studded event went with performances particularly by Ranveer Singh and Akshay Kumar , while Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan kept the cheers ongoing hosting alongside Director Karan Johar at the NSCI Dome in Worli, Mumbai.

While Aamir Khan's ‘Secret Superstar’ has been exceeding his additional blockbuster ‘Dangal’ worldwide as well as at the Box Office, with a whopping $ 6.79 million target, Secret Star was also showcased at the Awards with Best Playback Singer (Female) Meghna Mishra for Nachdi phira -- including Critics’ Award for Best Actor (Female) as well as Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) owing to another Bollywood debutante Zaira Wasim and Meher Vij in that order.

Following are the list of awards at the 63rd Jio Filmfare Awards 2018 ceremony:

Best Film: Hindi Medium

Critics’ Award for Best Film: Newton

Best Actor (Female): Vidya Balan for Tumhari Sulu

Best Actor (Male) : Irrfan Khan for Hindi Medium

Critics’ Award for Best Actor (Male): Rajkummar Rao for Trapped

Critics’ Award for Best Actor (Female): Zaira Wasim for Secret Superstar

Best Director: Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari for Bareilly Ki Barfi

Best Debut Director: Konkona Sensharma for A Death in the Gunj

Best Supporting Actor (Male): Rajkummar Rao for Bareilly Ki Barfi

Best Supporting Actor (Female): Meher Vij for Secret Superstar

Best Dialogue: Hitesh Kewalya for Shubh Mangal Saavdhan

Best Screenplay: Shubhashish Bhutiani for Mukti Bhavan

Best Original Story: Amit Masurkar for Newton

Best Actor (Male) in a Short Film: Jackie Shroff for Khujli

Best Actor (Female) in a Short Film: Shefali Shah for Juice

People’s Choice Award for Best Short Film: Anahut

Best Short Film (Fiction) : Juice

Best Short Film (Non Fiction): Invisible Wings

Best Music Album: Pritam for Jagga Jasoos

Best Playback Singer (Male): Arijit Singh for Roke na ruke naina - Badrinath Ki Dulhania

Best Playback Singer (Female): Meghna Mishra for Nachdi phira - Secret Superstar

Best Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya for Ullu ka pattha - Jagga Jasoos

Lifetime Achievement Award: Mala Sinha and Bappi Lahiri

Best Choreography: Vijay Ganguly and Ruel Dausan Varindani for Galti se mistake - Jagga Jasoos

Best Background Score: Pritam for Jagga Jasoos

Best Action: Tom Struthers for Tiger Zinda Hai

Best Cinematography: Sirsha Ray for A Death In The Gunj

Best Editing: Nitin Baid for Trapped

Best Production Design: Parul Sondh for Daddy

Best Sound Design: Anish John for Trapped

Best Costume: Rohit Chaturvedi for A Death In The Gunj